Watch: Orange haze blankets Indonesia's Kalimantan region

Watch: Orange haze blankets Indonesia's Kalimantan regionWatch: Orange haze blankets Indonesia's Kalimantan regionA thick orange smog has descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya.Witnesses captured videos of the haze washing over the Kalimantan region not far from where wildfires continue to burn.The ISPU air pollution index exceeded 1,200, according to data from the national environment ministry, four times higher than the "hazardous" level of 300 on Wednesday.Toxic smog is choking millions across Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, with authorities partly blaming the agricultural clearing method known as "slash and burn" for compounding the intense haze.Read more on this story here.SubsectionAsiaPublished32 minutes agoShare pageAbout sharingRelated topicsAir pollutionYou are now following Air pollutionUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.IndonesiaYou are now following IndonesiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.PollutionYou are now following PollutionUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.MalaysiaYou are now following MalaysiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.ClimateYou are now following ClimateUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.WildfiresYou are now following WildfiresUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.